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Ferdinand von Mueller

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  • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1853-02-03.
    Camp on the Darebin creek, Victoria ¶ 3 Febr 1853 ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ As a highly esteemed promoter of botanical science throughout the world you will, I trust, Sir William, not without some interest receive ...
    • William Hooker to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1853-06-15.
      Royal Gardens Kew ¶ June 15 1853. ¶ My dear Sir, ¶ ¶ Having been engaged lately in printing your interesting notes ¶ on the Australian vegetation, I was most agreeably surprised, a few days ago on r...
      • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1853-10-18.
        Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, ¶ ¶ 18. October 1853 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ ¶ The departure of his Excellency Governor Latrobe to England, an event which I deeply regret, affords me an opportunity of forwarding som...
        • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1853-10-28.
          bot . Gardens 28 [Oct] 53. ¶ Sir William ¶ ¶ Just before leaving Melbourne for my new journey, I observed that our solitary specimen of Cryptostemon ericaeus bears flowers again and I beg therefore t...
          • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1853-11-21.
            Victoria Range, ¶ 21st November, 1853 ¶ ¶ Encamped here, on a new botanical journey through this province, I observed for the second time within the last five years, a pretty little ¶ Stylidium ¶ ,...
            • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1854-01-05.
              Torrumbarrey, ¶ 5th January 1854 ¶ ¶ Being delayed here (on the Murray River) for a day, in order to recover some articles stolen from me while travelling lately to the junction of the Darling, ¶ a...
              • William Hooker to Charles Hotham, 1854-03-11.
                Royal Gardens, ¶ Kew March 11 1854 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I should not venture to trouble you with the enclosed letter, if I felt that I was encroaching needlessly upon your valuable time either now, or on your a...
                • William Hooker to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1854-04-09.
                  Royal Gardens, ¶ Kew. Apr. 9. 1854. ¶ My dear Sir ¶ ¶ I have two most interesting letters to thank you for, one bearing date "Victoria Range, — the 21 Novr 1853" ¶ M to W. Hooker, 21 November 1853. ¶...
                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1854-04-28.
                    Melbourne bot. Garden 28. April 1854. ¶ Sir William ¶ ¶ I can not deprive myself of the pleasure of directing a few lines to you, as his Excellency Mr LaTrobe promises with his usual kindness to deli...
                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1854-05-27.
                      Botanic Garden, Melbourne ¶ 27. May 1854 ¶ Sir William, ¶ ¶ The departure of a gentleman, who evinced much interest in our garden, to East India ¶ ¶ "per Madras" and thence home to England offers me...
                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1854-07-14.
                        Botanical Gardens Melbourne, ¶ 14. July 1854. ¶ Sir William. ¶ ¶ Your kind communication, dated 9. Apr 1854, reached me yesterday, and it would be difficult to say, with how much pride and gratificat...
                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1854-07-26.
                          Melbourne bot Gardens, 26 July 54 ¶ Sir William, ¶ ¶ I take an early opportunity to write to you again by the overland mail, to repeat my warmest thanks for your kind letters as well as for the unmer...
                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1854-08-03.
                            Melbourne, 3. August 1854. ¶ Sir William. ¶ ¶ Desirous of not neglecting any opportunity of adressing you, I have the pleasure of transmitting to you this few lines by the celebrated poet William How...
                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1854-09-22.
                              Bot. Gardens Melbourne. 22 September 1854 ¶ Sir William ¶ ¶ As the "Madras" is leaving our port again tomorrow I take an early opportunity of replying by the overland mail to your kind letters, conve...
                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1854-10-27.
                                Bot. Gardens, Melbourne, ¶ 27 October 1854. ¶ Sir William ¶ ¶ By the Great Brittain, leaving this harbour to morrow, I beg to forward to you a box with dried plants, being the remainder of those whic...
                                • William Hooker to John Foster, 1854-11-02.
                                  Royal Gardens ¶ Kew. ¶ Novr 2 1854 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I hope that my position in this country, as the head of our principal Botanical Establishment, may be held as an apology for my taking the liberty of addr...
                                  • William Hooker to Charles Hotham, 1854-11-02.
                                    Royal Gardens ¶ Kew. Novr. 2. 1854. ¶ My dear Sir Charles ¶ ¶ I have to thank your Excellency for your kindness in writing to me just before you left England & in the midst of all the hurry & bustle ...
                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1854-12-16.
                                      Omeo, 16. December 1854. ¶ ¶ After a prosperous journey over the central part of the Australian Alps arriving at this locality, I will occupy an leisure hour or two to acquaint you briefly with the b...
                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1855-01-22.
                                        Buchan River, 22 Jan. 55. ¶ Sir William ¶ ¶ Since I had the honor of addressing you the last time from Omeo, ¶ I proceeded to the North-western branches of the Australian Alps, where I ascended all ...
                                        • John Moore to William Hooker, 1855-01-24.
                                          24 January 1855 ¶ ¶ I have the honor to acknowledge the rect of your letter of the 2d Novr ¶ last on the subject of the Vegetable productions of this Colony, and suggesting that as the Government Bo...
                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1855-03-01.
                                            Lake Wellington, Gipps land, ¶ March. 1. 1855. ¶ Sir William, ¶ ¶ Since I had the honor of adressing you (from Buchan 22 Jan. 55) when giving you a short account of the alpine vegetation of Mount Cos...
                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1855-04-05.
                                              bot. gardens Melbourne ¶ 5. April 1855. ¶ Sir William ¶ ¶ Three letters ¶ of yours, which were received with much delight lay at present unanswered before me. The first of them came about a month ag...
                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1855-04-26.
                                                Bot. gardens, Melbourne, 26 April 55 ¶ Sir William ¶ ¶ Being disappointed in getting all my alpine collections together by this ¶ time, I have been unable making up such a collection by the "Red Jac...
                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1855-05-09.
                                                  Melbourne, bot Gardens, 9. May 1855. ¶ Sir William, ¶ ¶ Having written to you three times ¶ during the last two months, I am chiefly induced to address these lines to you, to introduce Mr Balfour St...
                                                  • George Francis to William Hooker, 1855-05-26.
                                                    Old Botanic Garden, ¶ Adelaide, ¶ South Australia ¶ May 26th, 1855. ¶ Sir,...
                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1855-06-28.
                                                      Bot. Gardens, Melbourne ¶ 28. June 1855. ¶ Sir William, ¶ ¶ I beg to enclose in this letter a bill of loading for a box with narrowly packed specimens, shipped to you this day per Francis Henty. I ho...
                                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1855-07-12.
                                                        [Sydney, 12 July 1855] ¶ ¶ This will probably be the last letter which I shall have the honour of addressing to you for a long time, since I have now definitely accepted the appointment of Botanist f...
                                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1855-07-22.
                                                          On board the ¶ Monarch ¶ , off Moreton Bay, 22 July 1855 ¶ ¶ In a former letter ¶ addressed to you, I had only time to inform you that I was on leave of absence for eighteen months, without support...
                                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1855-09-03.
                                                            On board the "Monarch" 3 Sept. 1855 ¶ Sir William. ¶ ¶ In a very few days we expect to reach our destination at the Victoria River, and as our attention then will be fully required to disembark our h...
                                                            • Carl Wilhelmi to William Hooker, 1855-12-31.
                                                              [...] ¶ ¶ Your letter of the 12th of June, together with the books and seeds for Dr Mueller I received thro M. G. McGillivarey ¶ Esq on the 15th of November 1855. ¶ ¶ Most likely you will have hear...
                                                              • William Hooker to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1856-01-04.
                                                                Royal Gardens, Kew. ¶ Jan. 4. 1856 ¶ My dear Dr Mueller. ¶ ¶ Two days ago your most welcome letter of 3d Septr, ¶ written as you were on the point of quitting the "Monarch," to undertake your arduou...
                                                                • William Hooker to John Ball, 1856-01-12.
                                                                  Enclosure ¶ Copy ¶ Royal Gardens Kew ¶ Jan 12th 1856 ¶ Sir...
                                                                  • William Hooker to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1856-02-02.
                                                                    Royal Gardens, Kew ¶ Feb. 2. 1856. ¶ My dear Dr Mueller, ¶ ¶ Where or when this will reach your hands, I do not know: — but I send it through the best channel, through the Colonial Office. I wish you...
                                                                    • William Hooker to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1856-02-05.
                                                                      Royal Gardens, Kew. ¶ Feb. 5th 1856. ¶ My dear Dr Mueller ¶ ¶ I think it is only 2 or 3 days since I wrote to you. ¶ But to day on going to the Admiralty, they said to me, "have you any commands for...
                                                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1856-06-18.
                                                                        Main Camp on the Victoria River, ¶ 18 June 1856 ¶ Sir William, ¶ ¶ Prepared to leave in Mr Gregory's party this camp again within a few days, I am anxious to avail myself of the only opportunity, whi...
                                                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1857-01-19.
                                                                          Melbourne 19. Jan 57. ¶ My dear Sir William ¶ ¶ A friend of mine Mr Bates going home by the Suez-line next month promised to be kind enough to deliver a parcel of books for you. ¶ — ¶ ¶ He is a gen...
                                                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1857-02-01.
                                                                            Melbourne 1 Febr 1857 ¶ My dear Sir William ¶ ¶ Just returned from a flying visit to my sisters ¶ and prepared to return to Sydney again, I am anxious to despatch a few lines, in order to repeat a f...
                                                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1857-03-??.
                                                                              ¶ [...] ¶ ¶ In conclusion to this happy communication I thank you, Sir William, most heartily for your kind promise to inform me through your assistant of any incorrectness in my manuscript or rathe...
                                                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1857-03-06.
                                                                                Sydney bot. gardens 6. March 57. ¶ My dear Sir William, ¶ ¶ Since the last weeks engaged in putting the botanical specimens into order, which were obtained during the latter part of the North Austral...
                                                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1857-03-13.
                                                                                  Sydney 13. March 1857 ¶ My dear Sir William, ¶ ¶ Having forwarded to you 30 letterpages ¶ by the "European" I intend principly to introduce through these lines to you my friend Dr Elsey, who has bee...
                                                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1857-04-06.
                                                                                    Sydney, 6 April 1857. ¶ My dear Sir William. ¶ ¶ It is with feelings of the utmost grief, that I commence this letter, to inform you first of all, that altho' the Messenger at last arrived, one of th...
                                                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1857-04-11.
                                                                                      Sydney bot. Garden 12 April 57 ¶ My dear Sir William ¶ ¶ The supplementary mail for Europe is just closing. Yesterday I forwarded to you a long letter containing I think some bot. information not wit...
                                                                                      • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1857-05-18.
                                                                                        Sydney bot. gardens ¶ 18 May 1857. ¶ My dear Sir William ¶ ¶ Mr Flood desires me at the eve of his departure for Europe for few introductory lines to you, which I give so much more readily as he will...
                                                                                        • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1857-05-20.
                                                                                          Sydney bot. Garden ¶ 20 May 1857 ¶ Sir William. ¶ ¶ Desirous of communicating to you regularly by the mail, I shall forward a few lines again, and apprize you of the close of my labours in Sydney. Th...
                                                                                          • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1857-06-11.
                                                                                            Melbourne, bot. garden, 11. June 1857 ¶ My dear Sir William ¶ ¶ Only yesterday I had the pleasure of recieving your kind letters dated Febr. 2. and Jan 4. 1856, both having missed us when forwarded b...
                                                                                            • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1857-06-21.
                                                                                              Botanic Garden Melbourne ¶ 21. June. 1857 ¶ (private) ¶ My dear Sir William. ¶ ¶ With the Governments Despatch bag I had the honor of forwarding to you with this (the "European's" mail) two letters, ...
                                                                                              • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1857-07-15.
                                                                                                Melbourne bot. Garden 15. July 1857 ¶ My dear Sir William ¶ ¶ Your very kind letter ¶ was joyfully recieved this evening, being forwarded from Sydney by His Excellency Sir William Denison. Not heari...
                                                                                                • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1857-07-21.
                                                                                                  Melbourne bot. Garden ¶ 21. July 1857 ¶ My dear Sir William ¶ ¶ With these lines I beg to introduce to you a particular friend of mine Mr P. Ramel, a gentleman, who always evinced a great taste for h...
                                                                                                  • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1857-08-??.
                                                                                                    [August 1857] ¶ Pinus desirable for the Melbourne ¶ bot. garden...
                                                                                                    • Ferdinand von Mueller to William Hooker, 1857-08-10.
                                                                                                      Melbourne bot Garden, 10. Aug 1857. ¶ My dear Sir William. ¶ ¶ No European mail having arrived since the despatch of my July letters, I have but little to communicate. Even little botanically, for th...
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